The Yakima County Auditor’s office has released the third count of ballots from the 2017 General Election. In Yakima City Council District 2, Jason White continues to maintain a significant lead over Pablo Gonzalez 71.55% (compared to 76.02% after the second count) to 28.45% (compared to 23.98% after the second count). After Tuesday’s night’s initial
Three races for seats on the Yakima City Council didn’t change much from last night’s initial ballot count after the second batch of results of the 2017 General Election were released earlier today. Likewise, the outcome of an advisory vote about whether the growing, processing, and sale of recreational marijuana will be allowed in unincorporated
The next meeting of the Yakima Transit Riders Advisory Committee will take place on Wednesday, November 8th at 5:30pm in the City of Yakima Public Works training room located behind the Public Works Administration Building (2301 Fruitvale Boulevard). At the November 8th meeting, details about current Yakima Transit projects and issues will be presented and
The initial results of the 2017 General Election have begun to paint a picture of what the Yakima City Council will look like next year and whether the growing, processing, and sale of recreational marijuana will be allowed in unincorporated areas of Yakima County. The Yakima County Auditor’s office conducts only one count of ballots
A project to install speed bumps will impact traffic on a section of 10th Avenue for most of the day on Tuesday, November 7th. As a result of the project, the section of 10th Avenue between Tieton Drive and Nob Hill Boulevard will be closed from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on November 7th. Detour
Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes of a portion of South 1st Street from Tuesday, November 7th through Thursday, November 9th. Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. Traffic in both the northbound and southbound lanes of South 1st Street between
A project to install speed bumps will impact traffic on a section of 50th Avenue for most of each day on Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th. As a result of the project, the section of 50th Avenue between Summitview Avenue and Chestnut Avenue will be closed from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm each
A project to repair a section of track owned by BNSF Railway will impact traffic on a portion of “I” Street from Tuesday, November 7th through Thursday, November 9th. BNSF crews will be repairing a section of track that crosses “I” Street just west of Front Street. As a result of the project, the portion
For many years, the historic Barge-Chestnut neighborhood has been a popular destination for Trick-or-Treaters – up to 1000 or more show up each Halloween. In recent years, the City of Yakima, the Yakima Police Department, and the Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood Association have partnered in an effort to ensure the safety of ghouls and goblins, princesses and
American Leak Detection of Hayden, Idaho will begin evaluating the City of Yakima’s water system on Monday, October 30th to determine if there are any existing, unknown leaks in need of repair. The project will focus on the area between Tieton Drive south to the City Limits from 16th Avenue to I-82. This area includes
